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SB406Introduced in the Senate

Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.

EngrossedHouse Public Health

Introduced by Mayes Middleton, District 11

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Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.

Where it stands

Referred to Public Health

April 17, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Read 3rd time · April 3, 2025

20

Yes

11

No

0

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31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Co-author authorized

  4. Read first time

  5. Referred to State Affairs

  6. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. Considered in public hearing

  8. Testimony taken in committee

  9. Left pending in committee

  10. Considered in public hearing

  11. Vote taken in committee

  12. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  13. Committee report printed and distributed

  14. Co-author authorized

  15. Placed on intent calendar

  16. Not again placed on intent calendar

  17. Placed on intent calendar

  18. Co-author authorized

  19. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  20. Record vote

  21. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  22. Record vote

  23. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  24. Record vote

  25. Read 3rd time

  26. Passed

  27. Record vote

  28. Reported engrossed

  29. Received from the Senate

  30. Read first time

  31. Referred to Public Health

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